牛津版（深圳·广州）九年级下学期Unit 4 Natural disasters综合测试卷

—         . You don't need to push yourself too hard.

— ________! You did your best.

—There's nothing strange about that. She is the person he cares most about.

—Not yet. When I              , he             a speech, so we had no time for a few words.

—We were having dinner ________ the bell rang.

—________. I'll stay in touch with you.

—I was doing my homework ________ my father was watching news on TV.

—________ I'm just here to see other clothes.

— Exactly. It's such a ________ city that everyone enjoys life here.

—She ________ an important experiment when I found her and she _______ it.

The forest plays an important role on the earth. Trees make up the forest and 1 oxygen. As we all know, we can't live 2 oxygen. Trees are the source of creations to survive (生存) on the earth. The forest 3 animals a comfortable and warm home. It can not only provide us oxygen but also keep us from being polluted.

But a lot of people can't realize (意识到) the 4 of forest. They cut as many trees as they can for more money for their own. 5 we go on cutting down them, the wild animals will lose their homes and the weather will become 6. Our environment will get worse and worse.

It's time for us to do 7 to save forests for our beautiful life. Please protect our homes from now on. Let's take 8. We should stop cutting too many trees and stop using wooden things, 9 wooden chopsticks. At the same time, we should plant more trees and produce a beautiful forest home. Only 10 this way can we live a comfortable life in the future.

From November 1st to December 10th in 2020, China started its seventh national population census(普查). 7 million census takers have asked each family about their name, gender(性别), age, education, job and so on. This census is different from the ones in the past. For the first time, citizens were encouraged to use smartphones and other digital tools to record their information.

China has a national population census every 10 years. The first one was done in 1953. At that time, there were about 600 million people in China. But China's population has boomed. It was about 1.37 billion in 2010.

For the 2020's national population census, all people of China were included in the census. But Chinese citizens who had settled(定居) abroad and foreigners who were staying in China on either business or tourist visas(旅游签证) were not counted.

"The census is very important for every citizen," said Ning Jizhe. "It will help improve infrastructure(基础建设) and public services. For example, if census results show that there are many children living in an area, the government will know that it should build more schools there."

Scientists can also learn more about population growth from the census. In some years, the population grows faster than in others. Even in the same year, population growth is different in different places. Scientists can use the information to find out what causes growth in certain years and places.

Hotpot is popular in China today. Did ancient Chinese people have hotpot?

Ancient Chinese people had hotpot as early as Shang Dynasty (16th—11th century BC). At that time, people boiled foods and soups in bronze cauldrons(青铜鼎). The cauldrons had two parts—one was the pot to cook foods in soup. The other part was a layer or a space inside the cauldron to hold fire-wood. But at that time, the cauldron was only for a single person to eat from.

During the Han Dynasty (206 BC— AD 220), people divided a pot into several parts to enjoy different flavors(口味).

During the Tang Dynasty (618—907), having hotpot was popular. When people held family feast(宴席), they would prepare hotpot. People of the Song Dynasty (960—1279) had hotpot to welcome winter.

Huoguo, the Chinese name for hotpot, was mentioned by Yuan Mei, a poet and foodie(美食家) in Qing Dynasty (1644—1911), in a book about all kinds of food. At that time, the hotpot was very popular. People put all kinds of meats and vegetables into pots made of different materials, such as copper(铜) and iron.

Hotpot also became a famous royal dish, called reguo (热锅). It's said that Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty loved hotpot so much that he had it for almost every meal. He once held a big hotpot feast, inviting more than 5,000 people to enjoy about 1,550 hotpots.

A hurricane (飓风) is a huge storm that forms over warm ocean water. Hurricanes have winds that move in a circle. Hurricane winds are very powerful (强大的) and can move at speeds from 120 km/h over 300 km/h.

The centre of hurricane winds (call) the eye. Winds in the eye are not very strong. Around the eye is an area called the eye wall, the wall is where winds are (strong) and rain is the heaviest.

Strong winds and heavy rain can (do) a lot of damage (破坏) when a hurricane moves overland.

Hurricane winds can be strong enough (break) windows into pieces. The winds can even knock over tall (tree), which might fall on buildings or cars. Strong winds can pick up objects and send (they) into the air, with causing damage.

Heavy rain from a hurricane can cause floods in areas that are not close to a coast. The floodwater can be very deep. It sometimes (reach) almost up to the top of houses. Water goes into the houses (quick) and does a lot of damage. Wooden structures (结构) might not be safe after a flood.

there is no way to stop a hurricane, you can get prepared for it.

Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by a? Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese r called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was b drinking water over an open fire, some leaves from a tea plant d into the water and r there for some time. It produced a nice s so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world's favorite drinks was i.

A few thousand years later, Luyu, the saint of tea, m Shen Nong in his book Chajing. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also d where the finest tea leaves were p and what kinds of water were used.

Strange things happen when you drive into Green Bank, West Virginia. Radio stations become far than in other places. Your mobile phone becomes useless. If you want to make a , you can use the phone booth (电话亭) at the edge of the town. Going to Green Bank is travelling back in time. There is no mobile phone service and no Wi-Fi. Welcome to the Quiet Zone.

There is a reason for the silence in Green Bank. You'll see it as you drive into the area. It's a radio telescope towers 71485 feet above the town. It was in the 1950s. The government created the National Radio Quiet Zone to protect it.

The radio telescope is one of the largest moving things on Earth. Scientists use to search for radio waves stars and planets. One of its main jobs is to listen for life somewhere in the universe. Kids in Green Bank aren't cut off from the world. Home computers are connected to the Internet, the speed is slow. A video can take several minutes to load. For most people, that's just fine. Green Bank is in the beautiful mountains of West Virginia. Kids can spend time for pets or farm animals.

W: Hi, Bob. What did you do last weekend?

M: Hi. Amy. It drew the world's attention on March 20th, 2021. Chinese archaeologists (考古学家) announced that they had found more than 500 cultural relics (文物) in six pits (坑), which go back over 3200 years. The relics include bronze-ware (青铜制品), gold and bronze masks (面具) and ivory (铁).

W:

M: Covering 12 square kilometers, Sanxingdui, which was first discovered accidentally (偶然地) by local farmers in 1929, is located in Guanghan, about 60 kilometers from Chengdu. It's believed to be the symbol of the ancient Shu Kingdom. The kingdom was a center of civilization (文明) along the Yangtze River.

W: I think the new discoveries will help to better understand many unexplained findings of Sanxingdui culture.

M: . The new discoveries are similar to those found in 1986, as they also included bronze masks and metal trees.

W:

M: For sacrifice (祭祀). They also raise an important question about the beginning of Chinese civilization. The ancient Shu civilition of Sanxingdui is regarded to be one of the earliest examples of Chinese civilization.

W:

M: Yes. These new discoveries Sanxingdui had a close connection with Liangzhu Culture in Zhejiang province which has a history of 4, 300 years to 300 years.

W: That's very long. There are still many unknown areas in the ancient Chinese history and we have a long way to know our colorful culture.

A. What were they used for?

B. Yes, it's good to know ancient China.

C. I went to Sanxingdui.

D. What can you learn from the text?

E. Wow, so amazing! Anything more about it?

F. Is it one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization?

G. The Sanxingdui Ruins (遗址) were discovered in 1929 by a farmer digging in his field.

内容包括：

1）茶的历史（中国人种茶、饮茶已有4000多年的历史）和种类（绿茶、红茶、乌龙茶……）。

2）茶具（主要由陶瓷制成，包括茶壶，茶杯等）。

3）喝茶的好处（至少两点）。

注意：

1）词数：100左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数；

2）可进行适当发挥；

3）不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。

参考词汇：陶瓷 ceramics

Chinese Tea

Tea is an important part of Chinese culture.